Poem-a-Day

Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1526
Arielle Taitano Lowe: "The Weavers Were the Fir...
4 min
1527
Terisa Siagatonu: "The Only Place in the U.S. w...
4 min
1528
Haʻåni Lucia Falo San Nicolas: "By Your Hand"
3 min
1529
Dan Taulapapa McMullin: "The Viole(n)t Cat"
2 min
1530
Art 25: Art in the 25th Century: "Imaginary Pho...
5 min
1531
Laura Riding Jackson: "Ahead and Around"
3 min
1532
Louis Untermeyer: "Dorothy Dances"
2 min
1533
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui: "huki the gate"
4 min
1534
Christy Passion: "Waikīkī Returns"
3 min
1535
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "Our Red Road"
3 min
1536
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1537
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1538
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1539
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1540
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1541
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1542
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1543
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1544
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1545
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1546
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1547
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1548
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1549
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1550
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min